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AI-200 Learn

Secure, monitor, and troubleshoot Azure solutions, 20–25% of the exam

Manage application secrets and configuration for AI solutions

This learning path teaches you how to securely manage secrets and centralize configuration for AI solutions on Azure using Azure Key Vault (managed identity auth, secret versioning/rotation, caching) and Azure App Configuration (centralized settings, labels, feature flags, Key Vault references).

Start with Store and organize secrets, keys, and certificates
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Manage application secrets with Azure Key Vault

Learn how to use Azure Key Vault to store, retrieve, and manage secrets in AI solutions on Azure. Covers vault organization, SDK-based secret retrieval with managed identity, secret versioning/rotation, and caching patterns.

  1. Store and organize secrets, keys, and certificates
  2. Retrieve secrets using Azure SDK client libraries
  3. Handle secret versioning and rotation
  4. Implement caching strategies to reduce Key Vault calls
  5. Exercise - Manage secrets with Azure Key Vault

Manage application settings with Azure App Configuration

Learn how to use Azure App Configuration to centralize application settings for AI solutions on Azure. Covers connecting from Python application code with managed identity, organizing settings with labels and feature flags, referencing Key Vault secrets, and deciding what belongs where.

  1. Connect to App Configuration from application code
  2. Organize settings with labels and feature flags
  3. Refresh configuration dynamically and use snapshots
  4. Reference Key Vault secrets from App Configuration
  5. Decide what to store in App Configuration vs Key Vault
  6. Exercise - Retrieve settings and secrets from Azure App Configuration